“CAMRA is obviously keen to ensure that drivers can find pubs with good beer,” she said.

“But it is important to remember that driving after drinking alcohol is extremely dangerous, causing hundreds of deaths on our roads each year, devastating families and friends in communities.

“Brake urges all beer lovers to make sure they have a friend who is sticking to soft drinks and can drive them home safely.”

Last week, the Sunday Mercury reported that many top Midlands pubs are included in the guide.

They include The Bull in Price Street, Birmingham city centre, The Vine in Kinver, Staffordshire and The Chindit, on Merridale Road, Wolverhampton.

CAMRA say that they are not being irresponsible by offering a sat-nav service for motorists.

Although the guide is called the Good Beer Guide, they insist that the directory is intended to promote pubs not only for those who enjoy drinking alcohol – but also those who don’t.

Campaigners believe pubs are traditional British institutions which are under threat of extinction.

Jon Howard, CAMRA spokesman, said: “The Good Beer Guide as a whole does not only celebrate the quality of real ale.

“It encourages the appreciation of classic British architecture, culture, tradition and the value of the pub as a community service.

“In a time where pubs are shutting their doors at a rate of 36 a week, the industry simply needs all the help it can get with the Guide offering the user the chance to visit some of the nation’s most famous institutions.

“Many pubs now operate a designated driver scheme, and welcome the revenue generated by a friendly, family atmosphere. It is sometimes forgotten how not everyone goes to the pub to consume alcohol. Pubs can be enjoyed by all different age groups within a family, and the pubs in the Guide have scored highly on their customer service and the many other facilities they can bring to a community.”

Drink-drivers have wrecked peoples’ lives across the region.

Earlier this month, Coventry-born footballer Luke McCormick was jailed for seven years for causing the death of two young boys in a Midland motorway smash.

The former Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol when he hit brothers Arron Peak, 10 and his brother Ben, eight, from Manchester, on the M6 in Staffordshire on June 7.

The court heard that, when breathalysed, 25 year-old McCormick was found to have 74 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – more than double the legal limit.

And despite repeated anti-drink drive campaigns by the Government, police arrested more than 400 motorists for drinking and driving in the West Midlands in June this year.